KANAWINKA WRITERS & HISTORIANS OFFICE BEARERS
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President ~ Noel Boyle Millicent
Secretary ~ Lynn Lowe Mount Gambier
Treasurer ~ Maureen Reader Apsley
All members comprise the committee
Membership is $20 per year
New members welcome, please contact the secretary for a membership form
kanawinkawritershistorians@gmail.com
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Members Profiles
JUDY MURDOCH OAM
Originally known as South East Book Promotions, the group formed in 1989 to promote the increasing number of local history books which were often overlooked by book sellers. Over the last 33 years they have held seminars across the South East exploring the history of our area resulting in a book “Exploring the Anatomy of a Region”. Also produced was a series of 13 small books to mark 150 years of European settlement across the South East of South Australia. In 1994 the group won the first Premier’s Regional Development Award and then in 1997 hosted the State History Conference held at Struan House.
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By the year 2005 a Commonwealth Grant scheme called Sharing Australia’s Stories, enabled the publication of Surveyor General’s George Woodroffe Goyder’s 1864 descriptions of South Eastern pastoral runs which were held by Station Records in Adelaide.
In 2013 the name of the group was changed in recognition of the Western Victorian members and the shared history in the common border regions. Kanawinka being the name of the geological fault line which runs from Keith to Portland.
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In 2018 a very successful Writers Workshop was held at Naracoorte with eager participants travelling from all over South Australia and Victoria to attend.
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Throughout all of this Judy Murdoch has always been on hand to share her knowledge and advice to any budding author or historian. She is the author of ten very successful local history books.
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Judy has been a volunteer and driving force behind the Sheep’s Back Museum for many years.
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LYNN LOWE
Lynn's area of interest is Mount Gambier and districts.
She has 25 years experience in local and family history research.
A Life member and former Secretary & Vice President of the Mt Gambier History Group Inc.
Lynn is Secretary of Kanawinka Writers & Historians Inc.
For 10 years was a member of the
City of Mount Gambier Heritage Advisory Committee (now disbanded)
Voluntary Administrator on four Facebook pages.
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ROGER ANDRE
Formerly Senior Archivist with the Mortlock Library, State Library of South Australia,
Roger maintains an interest in history through membership of the
Professional Historians Association
and co-editing a local history journal.
While living in Adelaide, Roger keeps up a little old (1852) homestead at Furner.
He once worked in PNG.
NOEL BOYLE
Noel is Chairperson of the Kanawinka Writers and Historians Inc.
He has lived in Millicent for all of his life, except in 1970 when he visited his pen friend Sheila, in England - now his wife.
He is a founding member of the South East Family History Group, based in Millicent and currently their President.
He compiled the book “School Days They Seem So Far Away” with the assistance of the SEFHG.
Currently compiling a book on the history of the Millicent Post Office since its beginnings until his retirement 11 years ago.
Noel is Vice President of the Millicent branch of the National Trust and a committee member and volunteer worker for Lake McIntyre.
He is actively involved in restoring old graves at the Millicent cemetery.
Noel is interested in all aspects of local history.
MAUREEN READER
Maureen is a committee member of Apsley and Districts Action Group, which includes Apsley’s History. She manages and edits Apsley’s website.
In 1995 she assisted Judy Murdoch OAM with a local history of 'Bringalbert South…A Community Continues.'
Has compiled several local short stories and produced several Family History books.
Currently researching the history of the Border Inn Apsley and its many licensees over its 171 year history.
Maureen is Treasurer of Kanawinka Writers & Historians Inc.
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ANNE-MARIE MATUSCHKA
A life time interest in family and local history covering nearly 40 years, inspired by her Great Aunts taking her for picnics to the Lucindale Cemetery.
A passionate researcher and volunteer at the Mary MacKillop Centre and the Local History room in Penola where Anne-Marie lives.
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SHARON PORTER
My interest is in research, writing, and preservation of family and local history.
I have (with help) researched and written a 40 page short history of the Old Mount Gambier Courthouse 1865-2015 for the 150th year Celebration held in 2015.
Studies include: 9 subjects of Creative Writing at Tabor Adelaide 2008-2012.
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